The Bottineau pioneer., 1887-05-26
Jr., in a dispute over land boundaries
near Grand Lodge Mich,

Jr., in dispute over land boundaries
near Grand Lodge, Mich.
Crop reports from a hundred northern
Iowa towns indicate that unless there is
rain the rye will be short and not an aver
age crop. Hay will be light. Oats, wheat
and corn are in excellent condition.
Postoffice ablished-Minnesota: Berg.
en-, Mcleod county. Postmasters commis.
sioned-Dakota: Bloomington, A. M. Camp
bell. Minnesota: Mounds View, NJ. l..
pointed-Iowa: Big Rock, r. Strathman;
Coralville. F. B. Hackett; Dana. M. Hig-
gins; Redding, D. NJ. Smith; Sherman. j.
Holt. Minnesota: Beaver Bay, H. Wag.
ner; Lake Lillian, J. Betz; Vicksburg, C.
Johnson. Wisconsin: Loval. H. S. Mul.
vey.
The president has appointed Byron r.
Smith, OF Chicago, commissioner to exam
inc section OF the Cascade branch of the
Northern Pacific railroad.
The secretary OF the treasury has form
ally notified Mr.. HYATT who is now at his
home in Norwalk. OF his appointment as
treasurer OF the United States, and it is
supposed that the new appointee will file
his bond and take the oath Of office soon.
First. Lieut. P. H. Ray, 9Th infantry,
who commanded the Point Barron expe-
dition on the Arctic coast OF Alaska, that
was sent out at the Same time Gen. Greedy
started for Lady Franklin bay, has beer,
announced on the staff of Gen. Crook at
Omaha, as acting judge advocate for the
department OF the Platte, which gives him
the temporary rank and pay OF captain OF
cavalry.
The secretary ofwar has finally approx
ed OF the selection OF a site for the new
hotel at Old Point Comfort to be built by
John Chamberlain by authority OF CON
gress and cost not less than $500, 900.
Mr.. Charles Tupper delivered the budget
speech in Canadian parliament. He re-
gretted the course the American govern
ment pursued on the fisheries question,
and believed the interest OF the two coun.
tries were bound up in increased CONNER.
cial relations and extended reciprocal ar
rangements, and that it would be n great
misfortune If anything were to prevent re-
ciprocal trade arrangements being arrived
at. II the policy OF non-intercourse were
carried out it would be met by the impe.
rial government discriminating against
grain arriving in England from United
States port. Such discrimination would
greatly develop the grain producing indus
try OF Canada. Besides this through
freight which Was to-day assisting to build
up New York, Boston and Portland, would
arrive at Canadian ports and enormously
assist in building them up, besides aiding
Canadian railways. He hoped and be.
lieved that the policy OF non-intercourse
would not be adopted. but if it were, the
determined on maintaining their admitted
rights.
The friends OF Franklin J. Moses, ex.gov-
ernor OF South Carolina. have made appli-
cation to Gov. Ames and councilf for q par.
don. Moses, in October, 1885 was sentenc.
ed to three years for forgery. He is in
poor health.
A. R. & w. F. Linn, wholesale grocers OF
Detroit. Mich, have gone into liquidation.
The National Educational association
will meet in Chicago June IL, Immediately
following the meeting OF the National Ed
ucational council.
The loss on the steamer Empire State,
burned at Bristol, R. l., was $780, 900; in
surance, 10000.
An accident occurred on the Mis-
sissippi river at La Crosse which
resulted in the drowning OF John
Beyer aged twenty eight, and Miss Katie
Litzke, aged twenty-five. They were out
boating.
Policeman Arnold OF alexandria, Va, was
shot dead and Earnest Padgitt wounded
while attempting to arrest two men whom
they overheard planning robbery.
The Manitoba Railroad Company has
beaten the record in laying seven miles OF
iron per day on it's westward extension.
1t is expected to reach the Great Falls of
the Missouri by Sept. la distance OF $50
miles.
The recent rains have greatly benefited
both spring and winter wheat in the North
west. and the prospects for large crop
continues favorable.
Henry Clay Frick OF Pittsburg the great
coke man. is W. orth $30OO,O0O.
1t is expected that the new Asiatic limit
ed express will traverse the $500 miles be-
tween New York and San Francisco in
about one hundred hours.
At Birnamwood, Wis, the Stacy saw
mill, store and one dwelling, together with
two empty box cars standing on q side
track and large quantity OF flumber and
telegraph poles were destroyed by fire. w.
H. Stacy &, Co. lose $13, 900; Nash, Weth.
erby & Co. OF New London 900, 900 feet OF
lumber worth $40. 900; the Shawano Lunl-
Der company a large amount OF ties, poles
and posts worth 81, 500, and Robert Zalke
his house, store and contents, worth ST.
200.
The wedding OF Senator Dolph's daugh-
ter Agnes and Mr.. NIXON, OF the New Or
leans Times-Democrat, will take place
on Wednesday evening, May 25.
Permanent injunctions have been Issued
by Judge Brennan in the district court at
Clinton Iowa, against four saloonkeepers
for violation OF the prohibitory law. It is
thought others will be issued.
Ex-Vicc President Wheeler is again, in a
critical physical condition.
A Fargo special says: F. G. Newell, local
manager OF the Walter A. Wood Harvest
ing Machine company, says the crop acre
age has fallen off in Richland, Cass, Traill,
Grand Forks, Walsh and Pembina coun-
ties, Dak., from former years, and that
north OF Traill crops are in excellent con.
dition. Traill, Cass, Richand and Ran.
som have suffered from dry weather and
wind, and unless copious rains come within
the next ten days the crop shortage in
these counties will be heavy.
Peter J. Ford e. Ryan Morocco Com.
pany, and an extensive real estate owner,
contractor and builder, OF Wilmington
Del, failed. Liabilities, 500, 600; assets,
$4,000.
Mrs. Cook. OF McKeesport, Pa, was
lighting fire with kerosene oil which
caught fire and exploded, burning up the